Security

PR: Introducing All-New Blink XT2—The Next-Gen Outdoor/Indoor Smart Security Camera with Extended Battery Life and Enhanced Motion Detection for 25 Percent Less Than Blink XT

May 8, 2019May 8, 2019 CompuScoop Staff

Features two-year battery life on two AA lithium batteries with a combination of two-way talk, live view, and motion recording—double the usage of the XT when exclusively recording video Enhanced motion detection allows you to precisely customize motion detection and reduce false alerts Works with Alexa—view your Blink XT2’s livestream anytime through your Echo Spot, […]

Apple warning iPhone users not to answer a call from ‘Apple Support’

May 5, 2019 Dan Uff

“iPhone users have been warned not to answer calls from Apple unless they have specifically requested one using the official Apple online support page,” Davey Winder reports for Forbes. “This comes off the back of a rash of spoofed support calls that have become increasingly sophisticated in their efforts to get access to Apple iCloud […]

Leaked documents show that Facebook weaponized user’s data against competitors, with little regard to privacy

April 16, 2019April 16, 2019 CompuScoop Staff

In the past, Facebook executives including CEO Mark Zuckerberg regularly wielded user data as a tool to reward partners and smash rivals, according to some 4,000 pages of leaked emails, messages, and other documents spanning from 2011 to 2015. Amazon for instance got extended data access because it was not only spending money on ads […]

Dashlane announces Dark Web monitoring for customers

April 11, 2019 Dan Uff

Dashlane, a company that helps users keep track of their passwords has announced that it has added the ability to alert the customer if his/hers information is found on the Dark Web. According to the information: Good news: When you update your app, you’ll get an improved Dark Web Monitoring experience. This may result in […]